97595: He has a house in al-Sharaa’i’ [in Makkah] and another in al-Taa’if; from where should he enter ihraam?

Someone has two homes one of them is in Mecca (shara’ee) and the other in At-taa’if. He does not go to his home in Mecca except on intermittent holidays, in the winter and when he intends to do Hajj. Where should he start his Ihram from? Also is it permissible for him to not perform the Tawaaf Al Wada’ (farewell Tawaaf), visit his mother in At-taa’if then goes to his home in Mecca and do the Tawaaf al Wada’?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

If the matter is as
described, then you should enter ihraam for Hajj from the place in which you
formed the intention to perform Hajj. If you were in al-Taa’if when you
formed the intention to do Hajj then you must enter ihraam from the meeqaat
called al-Sayl al-Kabeer. If you were in al-Sharaa’i’ when you decided to do
Hajj, then you should enter ihraam from there, because al-Bukhaari (1526)
and Muslim (1181) narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) defined the meeqaat of the people of
Madeenah as Dhu’l-Hulayfah; that of the people of Shaam (Syria) as
al-Jahfah; that of the people of Najd as Qarn al-Manaazil; and that of the
people of Yemen as Yalamlam. And he said: “And these meeqaats are for the
people at those very places, and besides them for those who come thorough
those places with the intention of performing Hajj and 'Umrah; and whoever
is living within these boundaries can enter Ihram from the place he starts,
and the people of Makkah can start from Makkah.”

Secondly:

When you have finished the
rituals of Hajj, you do not have the right to leave for al-Taa’if until
after you do the farewell tawaaf, because of the report narrated by
al-Bukhaari (1755) and Muslim (1328) from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased
with him) who said: The
people were commanded that the last thing they should do should be to
circumambulate the House, but this was waived in the case of menstruating
women.

Ibn Qudaamah said in
al-Mughni (5/337):

If a person’s home is in the Haram, then he is like a Makkan and does not
have to do the farewell tawaaf. If a person’s home is outside the Haram, but
close to it, then the apparent meaning of al-Khuraqi’s words is that he
should not depart until he has bid farewell to the House. This is the view
of Abu Thawr and is similar to what Maalik said, and is based on the general
meaning of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him): “No one should leave until the last thing he has done is to
circumambulate the House.” And because he is leaving Makkah, he must bid
farewell, like one who lives far away. End quote.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz was asked Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) was
asked about some people from Jeddah who did not do the farewell tawaaf and
went back to Jeddah.

He replied:

Their Hajj is valid, but they have done wrong by omitting to bid farewell,
because the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded
the pilgrim to bid farewell, and said: “No one should leave until the last
thing he has done is to circumambulate the House.” This command, which is
addressed to the pilgrims, includes the people of Jeddah and others. So all
the people from other cities – whether they come from Jeddah or al-Taa’if or
anywhere else – should bid farewell to the House. Some scholars granted a
dispensation to those whose homes are closer than the distance at which is
becomes permissible to shorten the prayers, such as the people of Bahrah
etc, and said that they do not have to bid farewell, but in order to be on
the safe side, everyone who comes from outside the sanctuary should bid
farewell when his Hajj is over. The people of Jeddah live far away, as do
the people of al-Taa’if, so they should bid farewell before they leave,
because the hadeeth applies to them too. They should offer a sacrifice to be
slaughtered in Makkah for each of them who did not do the farewell tawaaf,
the meat of which should be distributed to the poor, a sheep or one-seventh
of a camel or one-seventh of a cow. End quote.

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz,
17/394

Thirdly:

But before you complete the
actions of Hajj, you may go to al-Taa’if without doing the farewell tawaaf,
then come back to complete the rituals, such as if you go out to al-Taa’if
on the Day of Sacrifice or during the days of al-Tashreeq.